Hair drying and scalp treating article



Filed Oct. 24, 1945 NQE E WM m "u A.

INVENTOR M 0/275 Patented Dec.2, 1947 I 7 2,431,882

UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR DRYING AND SCALE? TREATING ARTICLE AnnMorten, Seattle, Wash. Application October 24, 1945, Serial No. 624,1361Claim. (01.219-46) 1 2 h s invention la t i p d m ns. for a switch lbof that character whereby more or home or beauty parlor use, for thedrying of the less elements contained in the pad may be cut hair or foruse in the treatment of the hair or into or from the circuit, thus tosupply more or scalp by the application of heat. less heat as requiredor desired. A present-day The invention has reference more particularly5 type of three-heat switch is preferred. to a means of that characteradapted to be Furthermore, it is intended that the circuit conwrappedabout the users head after the fashion nections shall be made through aplug and socket of a scarf or turban, and is equipped with meansfitting, as at [4, so that the cord may be diswhereby it may be heatedelectrically as required connected without requiring that the article beto obtain the hair drying or scalp treating effect. removed from theusers head.

It is the principal object of this invention to The cover member H is inthe nature of an provide an article of the character and for theelongated bag, closed at its longitudinal edges purposes above statedthat may be easily and and at one end. The heating pad may be removedreadily applied about the users head, which may through the openopposite end, and when the be easily and conveniently secured in place,and pad is in place, this open end may be closed and wherein an electricheating pad of a flexible, consecuredby one or more buttons, asindicated at formable character is embodied to furnish the i5,or byother suitable means.

hair drying or scalp treating heat. Secured to the cover, along onelongitudinal It is also an object of this invention to proedge of thebag, is a tie or ribbon H, the ends of vide a hair drying and treatingmeans of the elecwhich extend beyond the ends of the bag. Formedtrically heated type above stated, but which does along the otherlongitudinal edge of the cover not interfere with the user's movingabout while is a hem in which a cord or draw string I8 is the article isbeing used. contained. The cover may be made of any suit- It is also anobject of this invention to provide able fabric, and preferably thiswould be of a an article comprising a. washable cover from ash le Charater. which the heating pad may be easily removed in In using the devicefor drying the hair or for order that the cover may be washed. treatingthe hair or scalp, it is applied about the Other objects of theinvention reside in the head after the fashion of a turban, preferablyby details of construction and combination of parts, placing the medialportion of the lower edge of and in the mode of use of the article, aswill herethe cover across the forehead and extending the inafter befully explained. ends about the head in opposite directions and Inaccomplishing these and other objects of the bringing the tie membersinto position that they invention, I have provided the improved detailsmay be tied together, either at the back or at the of construction, thepreferred design or which is front of the head. Then the draw string isdrawn illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereup so as to gatherthe upper edge portion over -in-- the head, leaving a small outlet forthe escape Fig. 1 is a view of the present hair drying and of steam ormoist air incident to the drying optreating means embodying the objectsand adoration. vantages of the present invention. When the circuit isclosed, the pad will become Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same, takenon e ted d the de ree of heat y be controlled the line 2-2 in Fig. 1. asdetermined by the setting of the switch. After Fig, 3 is a viewillustrating th mode of ap hthe pad has become heated, the circuitconneccation and use of the present article for hair dryon y bedisconnected at M and t e e y ing or scalp treating. move freely about.If the drying operation is to Referring more in detail to the drawingsbecontinued, the circuit connections may be re- The present article is inthe nature of an elecestablished at i rv tric heating pad and is of suchdimensions as to Articles of this character are relatively inexbeconvenient in use. pensive. They can be conveniently applied and Forconvenience in application and use of the can be made to conform to anysize head, or acheating pad, which is designated in it entiretycommodate any requirement for the drying of L by reference character ID,the pad is contained hair or treating of the scalp. The provision ofwithina fabric cover member ll. Aflexible,prothe drawstring enables theuser to gather the tected cord, designated at [2, containing electriccover portion about the top of the head to any circuit wires, extends tothe heating pad, and extent required or desired.

it is the intent that current be supplied through One of the chiefadvantages of this article is that the user is not required to remainseated in a chair during a prolonged drying or treating operation, butmay by disconnecting the cord, have freedom of movement to carry onregular activities.

Such articles may be made in various sizes and of various materials, andthe pad may be easily removed from the cover member when it is desiredthat the cover be cleaned or washed.

Such articles are especially useful in homes, but are also useful inbeauty parlors or hair treating establishments.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letter Patent is- An article of the characterdescribedcomprising a flexible, elongated fabric casing of bag likeform, and

string applied in its other longitudinal edge to ather the same in aboutthe head.

The r01 ANN MORTEN. REFERENCES CITED lowing references are of record inthe 1 file of this patent:

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